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Gender Feminine
Scripts Ἰλιόνη(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsIliona

Meaning & History

Derived from the Greek place name Ἴλιον (Ilion), an alternative name of Troy, the ancient city that was besieged by the Greeks in Homer's Iliad. In Greek mythology Ilione or Iliona is a Trojan princess, the eldest daughter of Priam, who later becomes a queen of the Thracian Chersonese as the wife of Polymnestor or Polymestor. She is briefly mentioned in Virgil's Aeneid: Aeneas gives her scepter to Dido.
Added 11/26/2021 by PurpleManners
Edited 9/15/2023 by SeaHorse15 and Felie